Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Graham
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 17, 2004No. 03-1817PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STREIT, Justice.
This appeal concerns the interpretation of a will executed more than forty years ago. The question presented is whether the 1962 will of John and Helen Graham was a mutual will. We must decide whether the Grahams’ will was in effect a contract to divide up their earthly possessions in equal shares to their three daughters. The district court ruled the will was not mutual. As a consequence, the court found Helen could change her will after her husband’s death without incurring liability to two daughters she disinherited. Because we find the will was mutual, we reverse and…
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